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Acid-Base Balance: Introduction Features the history, physiology and treatment of acid-base disturbances, information on the production of acid, understanding pH, clinical considerations and references.http://www.acid-base.com/

IntensiveCare.Com Has resources for practicing Evidence-Based Nursing and Medicine.http://www.intensivecare.com/

Johns Hopkins: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Offers education and research related to pulmonary medicine. Site features clinical programs relating to various lung diseases and provides a definition, evaluation, treatment, research, and educational material for each.http://www.hopkins-lungs.org/

Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient An educational review covering topics such as responses to stress and trauma, tissue oxygenation, cardiovascular system monitoring, respiratory, renal and the central nervous system.http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/journal/vol44_6/4460010.htm

Nepean Intensive Care Includes some academic work of these ICU nurses, an image library, quiz page and controversy issues.http://www.nepeanicu.org/

Pulmonary and Critical Care Update Online An educational program provided each month by clinicians that offers lessons featuring diagnostic information on current pulmonary and critical care medicine.http://www.chestnet.org/education/online/pccu/

Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring Describes the procedure for insertion of PA lines, interpretation of waveforms and values and the potential complications.http://rnbob.tripod.com/pap.htm

Pulse Oximetry Describes how it works, calibration, and performance considerations.http://www.nda.ox.ac.uk/wfsa/html/u05/u05_003.htm

The Critical Care Forum Includes commentaries on recent issues, research, clinical guidelines, reports, educational reviews of clinical practice, basic science, and technology, suppliments, links and a schedule of conferences. Available in print and online.http://ccforum.com/

The Medical Algorithms Project Contains more than 3,500 algorithms and 44 different chapters covering all major medical topics. Provides computation, formula, survey, or look-up tables, useful in health care with one chapter devoted to critical care.http://www.medal.org/